"..." The lame man was silent.
"..." The big-tongued man was silent.
"..." Ogus, silent.
The absurdity of the whole topic has become more and more absurd, and the situation of talking nonsense is out of control. So, what should we do next? Shouldn't the director have interrupted filming? Is Ogus just letting them continue to talk nonsense? How will this play end
Whishaw is really struggling to hold back his laughter now, he has to lower his eyelids, avoid the eyes and expressions of John and Renly, and the most important thing is to hide his eyes, otherwise he will be on the edge of laughter at any time: God , may I ask what he did wrong, why should he be tested like this
The only person standing at ease was probably David—or Renly.
David closed his mouth gently, turned his eyes away calmly, and looked around the scene for a week, smashing his mouth, his dazed and confused gaze still wandered outside, as if all the emotions just now had never happened. Heartless, or innocent
After looking around for a week, David withdrew his eyes and landed on the cocktail in front of him again. Without warning, he was lost again, and the focus and focal distance collapsed, as if he was studying the color of the cocktail. How was it made, and then said abruptly, "A newcomer moved in yesterday."
There was no foreshadowing, no turning point, or even a connection, so I jumped from one topic to another. It was too jerky and too rigid, so that people were full of question marks, and they couldn't help but raise their eyes and face David. Looking over, David still looked as though his eyes had not woken up, "Did you see it?"
"Yes, I saw it." The man with the big tongue answered, and the lame man sat beside him was stunned - wait, what about the nonsense just now? There will be no sequel? No tail? Just stopped there? Is this really good? Is this really okay
David looked at the lame man and said sincerely, "I think I see a lame woman."
The lame man straightened his spine slightly, trying to cheer himself up, but then he slumped down again, and the emotional fall was especially obvious—it seemed a little strange at first, but following the conversation behind it, it was not surprising, "she said. It's just a sprained ankle." The lame man showed a regretful expression and pouted, "She will be back to normal in a few days."
"Oh. It's a pity." David said regretfully, but he didn't have much regret in his words, and he spoke in a calm tone that had no color at all - it actually gave birth to a sense of robot vision.
Then, the big-tongued man sitting next to him did not speak, but continued to gently nod his head. After a long time, he slowly said, "This is a pity, indeed."
silence.
Still silent.
According to the shooting plan, a siren should sound inside the hotel at this time to signal that it was time to go out hunting and interrupt the conversation of the three people, but there seems to be a problem with the props team, and the siren did not sound on time, which created silence; The reason why Gus didn't interrupt the shooting was because he was also curious about what would happen next, because the silence of the three people could be tasted:
The embarrassment in the silence deliberately broke the narrative rhythm and created a contrast. Those conversations had begun to regurgitate before, and the sarcasm and banter released invisibly were slowly spreading; not to mention, the three people's performances were all different. slightly different.
The lame man calmed down, holding his cocktail, his lowered eyes didn't know what he was thinking about; the big tongue man was just in a daze, the "stupefied" expression had no extra emotions, as if his thoughts had already inserted wings, that's it Fascinated.
As for David, his eyes were a little dazed, but out of the corner of his eyes, he was moving slowly and calmly. Because the speed of the movement was too slow, he could hardly distinguish it, but subtle changes could still convey emotions. People can't help but wonder: what is he observing and thinking about, obviously he doesn't seem to think about anything, but his eyes are completely different from those of the big-tongued man.
It was also silent, but the slowly surging emotions between the three men were rubbing sparks.
"Have you ever met a woman with a big tongue before?" Without warning—again, David broke the silence and threw up an inexplicable topic.
"My Healing Game"
The big-tongued man woke up like a dream, "Huh?" The question blurted out, raised his eyes to look at David, "No, no. But I think the problem may not be here."
what is the problem
The big-tongued man didn't continue talking, but instead asked, "How about you?"
"...No." The mouth said no, but the confusion in his eyes was "I don't know", and David's words and deeds conveyed more content.
"Beep!"
The siren finally came late, and it was very abrupt, which startled everyone present, and Oggs immediately called "card" to interrupt the shooting.
Because the sound of the siren was too sudden, the scene was a little frightened, so everyone temporarily forgot the scene just now. The corners of the staff's mouth lifted slightly.
Where does the joy come from
In fact, it is very simple. It is to talk nonsense seriously, to say those absurd and even terrifying things in a scientific tone, which also creates a black humor of ridicule and banter; but Oggs goes further Started thinking: why do they perform like this
In the first half, Renly analyzed the matter of "human beings transformed into animals" from a scientific point of view, and rose to the height of soul and reincarnation, which is obviously complaining about the absurdity of the story background created by Ogus, depriving the existence of individuals rights, and then treat life as an object that can be manipulated arbitrarily—in other words, a few people play God to decide the life, death and freedom of the majority. Does this story sound familiar
One reminder: WWII.
Originally, the three of David were only discussing in earnest, and Oggs' intention was to derive people's reflections on the background of the story through this discussion, but the depth did not reach such a level; now, after "David" is a bit nonsense Guiding, adding more layers to the dark humor.
In the second half, Renly extended the target from the lame man to the man with the big tongue. In Oggs' view, this was actually a superfluous move.
Ogus hopes to express an idea through the situation of the lame man: in the background of the film story, those who are deficient are considered inferior, even if they are sick or disabled or obese, and then they are excluded, the lame man It can only be matched with lame women.
This is obviously a very, very cold-blooded and terrifying notion.
It is enough to mention the lame man gently, but if it is further guided to the big tongue man, it will appear to be too much force, as if the whole concept is forced to the audience - Oggs does not like it; But Renly's performance in the second half is very entertaining.
John Reilly said that his biggest problem may not be the big tongue, suggesting that he has other problems, and then throwing the problem back to Renly, whether it was intentional or unintentional, the focus is on Renly's reaction: words and deeds different.
what does that mean
This means that David doesn't know what he is looking for. If he is looking for a partner, then he should be like "lame man VS lame woman", looking for a house girl like himself; but if it's looking for love, isn't it? Should it be to break the prejudice and break the shackles of the heart-to-heart bond? In other words, David can't completely define love - after all, in the background of the story, love has been reduced to a formula.
That is math.
Mathematics is rational, and love is emotional, these are two completely different things, but now they are restricted by rigid and rigid rules, so David is confused.
From the first scene, David's confusion and sluggishness permeated all of Renly's performances, which also gave the character more texture—why confused? What is the characteristic of slowness? How much influence did the past stories and social institutions have on David
These questions can be slowly extended as the story progresses, and then the breadth, depth, and breadth of the story can be increased invisibly—just for those audiences who are willing to think and think deeply.
From such a point of view, the contradiction created by Renly's eyes and words is a stroke of genius, instantly lighting up the whole scene.
Now, Oggs is caught in a dilemma: what should he do? He likes some parts and hates some parts, so how should he choose
Ogus was looking at the whole scene, and the more he thought about it, the more excited he became - he liked Renly's performance, and although he didn't want to admit it, the truth was that Renly gave the character more possibilities, some positive and some negative, but At least he can explore more possibilities through Renly's performance, which is also the highest goal of "The Lobster".
Renly is helping him make it happen.
But the rest of the staff other than Oggs were laughing wildly, especially Whishaw.
Poor Ben Whishaw hugged his stomach, couldn't make any sound, laughed silently, his abdominal muscles were so stiff that they started to ache, he looked at Renly and John who were indifferent, and shook his head, "… You... are not kind." The two of them joined forces to cheat him!
Renly and John, who were the culprits, were indifferent, and even exchanged glances. With a calm expression on their faces, Renly said calmly, "We're just doing our job."
"Nonsense?" Whishaw wiped his wet eyes, and his facial muscles stiffened because he laughed too happily. During the performance, it was really hard to hold back the laughter. Please save the child.
In the face of Whishaw's accusation, John and Renly exchanged glances, and then both smiled, John said lightly, "I can't deny it."
Actually... actually admit it like this? Whishaw was stunned.